Overview
- Ofcom launched a formal investigation into whether Grok-enabled image generation on X breaches the UK Online Safety Act, with potential penalties of up to 10% of global turnover or 18 million pounds and the option to seek a court-ordered block.
- Indonesia and Malaysia suspended access to Grok, citing protection of women and children from AI-generated pornographic deepfakes and ordering stricter safeguards.
- The European Commission directed xAI to preserve internal Grok records for ongoing inquiries as it questions X’s compliance with EU digital laws.
- X limited Grok’s image generation and editing to paying subscribers, a step UK and EU officials deemed insufficient after reports that thousands of sexualized images were being produced per hour.
- Political pressure intensified as UK leaders and EU officials condemned the images, U.S. senators urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores, and Elon Musk attacked the UK government as “fascist,” while U.S. Vice President J. D. Vance was reported to call the misuse unacceptable.